#Gilded Age

Assessing The Early Favourites For The Kentucky Derby The whole world's eyes will be on Churchill Downs in May, as the 2022 Kentucky Derby is staged on the second Saturday in the month. Once again, the leading three-year-olds in the United States will be on show, as the Triple Crown season gets underway. Much like taking advantage of the Bet365…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Winchell Thoroughbreds' Epicenter, who came up just shy of Grade 1 glory twice this spring in the Triple Crown, secured both his first top-level victory and a place at the top of the sophomore division with an emphatic 5 1/4-length victory under Joel Rosario in the 153rd renewal of the 10-furlong Grade 1, $1.25 million…

Curlin is known as "The Classic Sire." A talented race horse in his own right, he has been an en vouge sire for Classic distance winners. Saratoga honors him on Friday. Curlin was born in 2004. The Chestnut horse was sired by Smart Strike and was out of a Deputy Minister Mare. The 11 time winner was Steve Asmussen who stands as the all-time…

Frankie Dettori believes favourite Life Is Good will be a "very tough nut to crack" in the Dubai World Cup. The top jockey has f our rides on the Meydan card, including one of market leader's opponents Country Grammer. Dettori has won the $12 million race on Dubai Millennium (2000), Moon Ballad (2003) and Electrocutionist (2006). "The favourite,…

American Revolution, shown winning the Grade I Cigar Mile in December, is among the likely ones in Saturday's Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs. Photo by Joe Labozzetta, courtesy of New York Racing Association June 3 (UPI) -- Weekend racing is all about the doings on Epsom Downs southwest of London, where the Oaks on Friday and the Derby on Saturday…

In its field, the 2022 Travers resembles that cute little neighborhood restaurant that you think you've kept a secret until you turn around one evening and realize that everybody who's anybody in town has shown up. That Rich Strike and Early Voting, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, didn't make the cut into the top three morning line favorites…

Since 2000, 16 UAE Derby alums have come to the US for their shot at the Kentucky Derby winner's circle and a blanket of roses. That group included trendy dark-horse picks like Mubtaahij in 2015 and Mendelssohn in 2018, two horses who drew plenty of money on Derby Day. Mubtaahij went off at 14.40/1, not in the neighborhood of favorite (and winner)…

Aqueduct Racetrack is kicking off the weekend early... They have a full slate of races that are all set! It's the day before the Wood Memorial... check out these free picks! Race 1: 1-5-1-2 Race 2: 5(MTO)-9-5-1-6 Race 3: 4(MTO)-6-3-1-9 Race 4: 1-3-4-6 Race 5: 4-5-1-3 Race 6: 7(MTO)-5-2-3-1 Race 7: 7-3-1-2 Race 8: 6-3-7-5 **Most Likely: Khali Magic…

Race 5: 1 3/16ths, 1900m (Dirt), UAE Derby (G2), Purse $1 Million, 3 (Saturday) There are many paths to the 148th Kentucky Derby, but they are dwindling as we head towards April. The Dubai World Cup Carnival is a "last ditch" opportunity, especially for international runners. Specifically, the Group 2 UAE Derby represents one of the last…

A quartet of stakes for three-year-olds, highlighted by the $275000 Dogwood (G3) at seven furlongs, were offered at Churchill Downs Saturday evening. Unraced since a fourth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), champion two-year-old filly Echo Zulu got back in the win column with a sharp wire-to-wire tally in the Dogwood. The classy frontrunner has now won…

Bourbon Trail Stakes: Home Brew Inches Out Victory (Home Brew, on the rail, inches out a victory in the Bourbon Trail Stakes at Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Three horses made a thrilling dash for the finish line in Saturday night's second running of the $275000 Bourbon Trail ® for 3-year-olds at…

For me, one main attraction to superfectas is that a superfecta probable payout pool is not displayed making this bet an unknown endeavor relative to an exacta and even trifectas in some circumstances where the probable payouts are available. However, if you observe the pool results over a long period of time, you will come to realize the heavily…

Cyberknife, shown winning the Arkansas Derby, runs in Saturday's $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing. Coady Photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby brings together many of the top U.S. 3-year-olds just hours after a few of the top prospects for next year's European Classics kick off the…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Echo Zulu Returns in Saturday's G3 Dogwood Stakes (Echo Zulu / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churhcill Downs Media Team: L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds' three-time Grade I-winning filly Echo Zulu will make her first start since finishing fourth in this year's $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade…

Race 11: 1¼ (Dirt), Travers Stakes (G1), Purse $1.25 Million, 3 (Saturday) Late August means one thing for Thoroughbred horse racing … the Mid-Summer Derby … also known as the Travers Stakes! Always a highlight during Saratoga's Meet, it was always intended to offer another leg, an extension of the season's Triple Crown. Once the Breeders' Cup took…